subsdance set, 4/29/11

Substance at Hooligans

2301: Ms. John Soda, "Go Check"

A favorite from my college radio spell. Notwist side project.

2305: Lushlife ft/ Camp Lo, "Another Word For Paradise"

I was still hyped on Camp Lo. Those rappers can rap the fuck out of a rap.

2309: Lupe Fiasco, "Go Go Gadget Flow"

Haven't messed with Lasers yet. Very mixed buzz and Lupe seems to resent it himself. "The Show Goes On" is fun and has that Modest Mouse "Float On" earbug going for it, but I wish an album dropped that followed up the neurotic negativity of The Cool.

2314: Massive Attack, "Five Man Army"

People call me tricky for particular reasons.

2319: Prince, "Pop Life"

The crowd seemed like they would enjoy some Prince, and they seemed to. Maybe I was just itching for some Prince.

2323: The Easybeats, "Friday On My Mind"

Well, it was Friday.
Pop Life by tpryorl

2326: The Coup, "Laugh, Love, Fuck"

So I've been laughing, loving, and drinking liquor. Who wants to fuck and make a revolution?

2329: The Faint, "Worked Up So Sexual"

This track was on the classic Office episode "Night Out" as a coked up Ryan is acting such a fool as to make a group of women beat him up.

2332: The Specials, "Blank Expression"

The Specials are Tricky's all-time favorite band, and he slipped a nod to this song into Massive Attack's "Eurochild".

2335: Kid Cudi, "Pursuit of Happiness"

Ratatat...yay! This has two videos worth watching. Play them both at once and see if you can get them synced up.

2339: Jackie Mittoo, "Right Track"

Crucial Jamaican keyboardist getting his Stevie Wonder on in Canada. (Note to self: Stevie Wonder)

2342: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, "Spottie"

Ill horn conglomerate instrumentalizes OutKast

2346: James Pants, "We're Through"

Cosmic grandnephew of Gary Wilson, also on Stone's Throw now.

2350: Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

Girl comes up to me and requests the new Katy Perry on behalf of her girlfriend. I don't have it on my thumbdrive. I ask her if she likes Gaga. She loves Gaga.

2353: Kool Keith, "Make Up Yr Mind"

I will never stop being thrilled with being allowed to blast porno rap downtown, particularly when it is this good.

2358: Neon Neon, "I Lust U"

Last song, and a good one. Technical difficulties fucked it up. Corrected this disservice tonight.

Watch the official promo here.

subsdance set, 4/19/11

Substance at Belmont

2132: Antibalas, "Beaten Metal"

Opening track on 2007's Security

2137: Bell Biv Devoe, "Poison"

New jack nostalgia

2142: Childish Gambino, "Put It In My Video"

Donald Glover

2145: Chromeo, "Fancy Footwork"

Community used this track

2148: Neon Neon, "Dream Cars"

Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys collaborate concerning the life of John DeLorean

2151: Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance"

One of my favorites

2157: Pet Shop Boys, "Domino Dancing"

Comfortably nestled in the late '80s

2201: Raphael Saadiq, "Keep Marchin'"

Former Tony Toni Tone frontman, his solo work is routinely great

2204: Abba, "SOS"

I promised Twitter I would play Abba

2207: Toy, "Rabbit Pushing Mower"

An aptly named ensemble

2211: Big Boi ft. Janelle Monae, "Be Still"

As good as the collabo would suggest

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the belmont to kill me this weekend

As a deadly storm approaches, Norfolk has both severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. So hopefully things will be super wild at the Belmont tonight. I've blogged here about Substance (Subsdance), and tonight is the birthday party for Papa Subsdance himself, DJ Hazel, Sean Grimes if yr nasty. Khori Johnson will be dropping in on the ones and zeros, and I'm thinking of doing some hype man duty for him. I'm fairly sure Mr. Grimes loves hype. Things get percolating around 10.

On the off chance I survive this, the Belmont is not stopping there. It won't stop there. Sunday night (April 17, 2011) at 9 brings us the first non-secret public performance of Jason Kypros' Plan B Wolf Gang Kill Them All movement. Feast yr funny bone on some of the videos they've thrown together and turn up for the show.

Kypros Ouzo #2 - watch more funny videos

Kypros Ouzo - watch more funny videos

The Interview - watch more funny videos

substance has khori

That's Childish Gambino, the nom de rap of my Community obsession Donald Glover. I mean, he's no Alison Brie, but dude is funny as hell and it turns out he can also emcee. I actually felt proud of myself for turning my friend Khori Johnson on to the ChildishDonaldGambi

noGloverCommunityVerse.

Khori is one of the funniest cats I know and, as seen in the silhouette image, a heroic soldier. He also has an ace taste in the musicalism and was one of my greatest supporters in sets at Substance before an unfortunate detour to Iraq. Substance, or as I always like to spell it, Subsdance, is an open decks DJ night at the Belmont on Tuesdays. It is one of the coolest nights of music constantly percolating in Norfolk presided over by some of the nicest people you ever could meet.

The wonderful thing about Subsdance is that it gives you music you don't hear at the bars and clubs every night, but the personal favorites that smart music obsessives are passionate about. It is not streamlined for massive acceptance, but

when you don't like something, a whole new flavor of deep cut is coming up within the half hour. It is a rare oasis of true pop eclecticism in this crazy town.

It is my pleasure to tell you that Khori is back from a war and in town for the next week or so, just in time to do his first Subsdance set. I have no idea what it will comprise, as I could never predict his mp3 shuffle. He does have soft spots for colorful underground hip hop, eccentric mainstream hip hop, French house & its fallout, and winning indiepop, because that is how cool he is. In any case, it is sure to transmit the giddy joy he is known for infecting people with.

Catch him at the Belmont on Tuesday (April 12, 2011 if yr nasty). You won't be sorry for long.